Paul Dundas

Paul Dundas (born May 23, 1952 ) is a British Indologist at the University of Edinburgh and there head of Asian Studies . His work focuses on classical Sanskrit literature and Middle Indian linguistics . With his work on Jainism , he is considered one of the leading researchers in this field worldwide. He heads the Pali Text Society .

His current occupations (as of 2012) include the translation of the Shishupala Vadha from Magha , an annotated translation of Yaśovijayas Dvatrimsaddvatrimsika , a study of the historical representation of the mantra Pancanamaskara with reference to Yaśovijaya's Arhadgita and a systematic presentation of the texts by Haribhadra Suri .

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The Jains. Routledge, London 1992, ISBN 978-0-415-26606-2 .
The meat at the wedding feasts: Kr̥ṣṇa, vegetarianism and a Jain dispute. Center for South Asian Studies (University of Toronto), Toronto 1997.
History, scripture and controversy in a medieval Jain sect. Routledge, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-415-37611-2 .

Conversion to Jainism: Historical Perspectives. In: Rowena Robinson, Sathianathan Clarke (Eds.): Religious Conversion in India: Modes, Motivations, and Meanings. Oxford University Press, New Delhi 2003, pp. 125-148.
Haribhadra's Lalitavistara and the legend of Siddharsi's conversion to Jainism. In: Olle Qvarnström (Ed.): Jainism and Early Buddhism: Essays in Honor of Padmanabh S. Jaini. Asian Humanities Press, Fremont 2003, pp. 151-166.
Beyond Anekantavada: A Jain Approach to Religious Tolerance. In: Tara Sethia (ed.): Ahimsa, Anekanta and Jainism. Motilal Banarsidass, New Delhi 2004, pp. 123-136.
A non-imperial religion? Jainism in its "Dark Age". In: Patrick Olivelle (ed.): Between the Empires: Society in India 300 BCE – 400 CE. Oxford University Press, New York 2006, pp. 383-414.
The Later Fortunes of Jamali. In: Peter Flügel (Ed.): Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and dialogues. Routledge, London / New York 2006, pp. 33-60.